2011 Summer Music Series

July 15     Frydaddies –  Jimmy Buffett’esqe, classic pop rock with much humor

July 22     No concert, enjoy the fun at the Muscatine County Fair.  July 20th to 24th

July 29     Gusto Norteno – Latino rhythms

Aug 5       Mutiny in the Parlor – Contemporary nostalgic, music from the 10’s, 20’s, 30’s

Aug 12     Dave Moore – Iowa Folk musician, Blues, Tex-Mex

Aug 19     Harmony Holler – Blue Grass, grass roots country revival

Aug  26    Slough Buoys [...]

Community Workshop

Professional actor, director and filmmaker Duffy Hudson will be conducting a theatre workshop in West Liberty on Saturday April 9th from 3-5pm at 319 N. Calhoun St (Owl Glass Center).   This is a free event open to the general public geared toward adults and older children. Children under 12 need to be accompanied by a parent.

March 5, 2011

The Newman Singers with pianist Joe Mattingly, will perform at 7pm Saturday March 5th live from the West Liberty Community Center.  This enjoyable concert and liturgical group has been an inspiration for the past fifteen years under the direction of the very talented Joe Mattingly.   Tickets are $15 per person, $25 per couple and $10 for students.   Proceeds will go to benefit the West Liberty Veterans Memorial Park.

For tickets [...]

WLAAC Community Classes

2011 brings yet again another great round of classes offered by the arts council.  This winter season we will have three classes:  a stone-fired clay and Raku class taught by the wonderful Mr. Marty Kiser, a basic One-Stroke painting class taught by the very talented Vada Baker and a drawing class taught by the fabulous Janet Rees.

Classes begin the end of January and usually run through March, with class times [...]

MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE

“Murder In The Double Wide”

The West Liberty Area Arts Council welcomes all to an entertaining night of mystery, music and fine dining.
Please join us on

FRIDAY OCTOBER 8th, 2010

at Century Grille, 100 E. 3rd Street, West Liberty
Cash bar and live music, “Mutiny in the Parlor”
Beginning at 6pm

Followed by the talented interactive comedy theater “It’s A Mystery” troupe from Eastern Iowa
Dinner at 7pm

$35 Per Person

Cost includes a three-course meal with your choice of Beef, Chicken or Vegetarian [...]

Arts Council Meeting

Next meeting is Wednesday, September 22, 2010, noon at Owl Glass Puppetry Center 319 N. Calhoun Street West Liberty.

Friday August 27th, Richie Lee – Last performance of the 2010 Concert Series 6 to 9pm Ron De Voo park downtown West Liberty

Everyone, don’t miss this Friday night’s concert – Richie Lee.  Richie Lee, a 19 year old from Des Moines Iowa is the youngest of four boys and singing before he could talk and feeling the beat before he could walk.  At the age of 7 he won a Buddy Holly look-a-like/lip sync contest.  It was then that Richie knew that he wanted to be a performer.   His interest in Buddy Holly began at the [...]

Friday August 20th Concert Series Update

The WLAAC must cancel tonight’s concert due to illness.  We apologize for this abrupt last minute notice as I know you all enjoy the music each Friday.  Keep checking back with us for further details and upcoming events.

West Liberty Area Arts Council Summer in the Park Series

The West Liberty Area Arts Council

Proudly Presents…

The 2010 West Liberty Summer in the Park Music Series!

Ron De Voo Park   3rd Street
Downtown West Liberty, IA

6:00pm to 9pm   FREE and open to the public!

Friday July 30 – Fry Daddies

“It’s all about having fun!”  The duo of Dave Ellis and Dave Stanbro have been pleasing audiences’ with their eclectic mix of great [...]

WLAAC Sponsors Local Art Classes

The West Liberty Area Arts Council announces its 2010 winter classes.  There will be three classes offered this year for eight-week sessions: an Intermediate Drawing, Half Knitting/Half Quilting and a Clay Class.?  All classes are taught by local artists.

Drawing Class

The Intermediate Drawing Class taught by Karel Cline is a continuation of the beginners class held last year.
The class will meet at the West Liberty Community Center on Saturday mornings beginning Saturday January [...]